Beardy30

I’d love that but out of my budget 

Yea I am Seriously looking at the 127 but I hear the 5se is worth the money as the SLT mount is poor 

Lol:) serious bit of kit that ..I’m not that serious an amateur yet ..I’m only interested in casual back garden gazing and love the compact goto scopes cheers though 

Not a fan of the dob I like the compact goto scopes but appreciate the thought 

Hi I’m not interested in photography so the whole camera issue is no problem for me I only want back garden observation For planets and stars etc 

In that case I may Go for the 5se as the mount is better the 6se is too expensive for me 

9 hours ago, jambouk said:

Yes it’s a nice scope and lots of stuff on here about them. Tripod is not stunningly stable but for the price I’m not sure there is anything better. The optics are good. For brighter, smaller, DSOs is ok, but this isn’t a scope for visual work on DSOs on the whole, it is for planets and the Moon and the Sun (with appropriate filters). 
 

Goto can be pretty accurate, but it is a basic end mount and a very long focal length, so can at times be hit and miss, depends how much patience and tinkering you want to do. 
 

Mine served me well, and I wouldn’t get rid of it, but it is unlikely the set up you'll use regularly if you seriously get into the hobby I suspect.

James

Unlikely I’d used the set up? Why is that ? Is it not worth the purchase , sounds like a re think is needed here cheers 

How have you found the SynScan ? 

Has anyone got one of these ..if so would you get one again? How good are they on dso ? And is the goto easy to align and set up the scope ? 

Brilliant cheers John 

Just wondering if the Celestron Nexstar  6SLT would be a better option than the 5se?? More light gathering but lighter mount ..could always add a new eight to the accessories tray 

Found a dealer who has the Celestron 6 SLT in stock same apature as the 6se which would give me the capability for DSO ..mounts obviously not as sturdy but he’s advised it’s absolutely a fine set up for back garden observing and it’s £200 less than the 6se ..sounds an attractive option 

Getting a 5se is no issue Plenty out there 

Yea I like the sky align system but thanks 

1 minute ago, Greymouser said:

I agree with John, the C5 is more versatile, as well as being very light. I have one, which I got with the omni EQ mount. ( only added £ 29 to the price of the OTA. )  I have not used the mount yet and use the tripod for a Sky Tee 2. I am pretty sure that you can use the .63 reducer with the C5, though have not done so yet, which gives me a F10 and a F 6.3 scope. I also have the  Evoulton ( C 9.25, )  mount, which I can highly recommend, though again another boost in budget, but better than the SE, I am told. You can get a Evo 5. 

Edit: I use the C5 on a AZGTi mount.

Sorry mate but as a newbie I’ve no idea what any of that means 😂

I’ve found two dealers who sell them 

I think This has been really helpful thanks folks ...I think the 5se will be the one as it fits the budget a tad better and seems a better option than the 127 

cheers all 

5 minutes ago, Paul M said:

Too specific a question for me to answer. Just thinking that you are attracted to the compact catadioptric design with Goto. It's a huge market with room for 50 different opinions and recomendations.

The Celeston 127 Mak is a great little scope in my experience. I was just thinking about future proofing yourself a bit and upsize at the outset. I'm not familiar with all the brands and their ever so similar models!

Thanks Paul 

A 6 or 8 inch Mak ...?? not the Nexstar se series then ? 

So which scope would you go for ? In my position? 

Just as a price compromise would the Nexstar 6 SLT be worth considering? It’s a 6”tube so more light gathering ..but I guess the mount is a poor one compared tit he 5 or 6 se Nexstar range ?? 

No worries 

So would you opt for the 5se over the 127 ..only £200 between them ?

2 minutes ago, John said:

The additional 25mm of aperture is the difference. £400 would very nearly buy you a new 10 inch dobsonian which would massively outperform both these scopes on all objects visually.

Worth bearing in mind.

 

 

I’m not a fan of the dob personally - to big for me and I love the goto sky align system on the Celestron 

3 minutes ago, johninderby said:

The 6SE is really in a different class but is a lot more expensive. Lot of pluses for the 6SE over the others but however that extra 400 quid is a lot extra to find and could be hard to justify.

Yes I agree